Vanity-case ejector



W. G. KENDALL VANITY CASE'EJECTOR Feb. 15, 1927. 1,618,092-

Filed July 5, 1926 WITNESSES INVENTOR -9 g- I ammwz M BY v I Z?A'ITORNEYS Patented Feb. 15, 1927.

UNlTED STATES WILLIAM G. KENDALL, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

VANITY-CASE EJECTOR.

Application filed July 3, 1926. Serial No. 120, 333.'

This invention relates to vanity cases and particularly to an improvedejector and has for an objectto provide an improved construction wherebya compact plate may be readily loosened or ejected.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ejector'for vanitycases wherein a swingable. member is presented and positioned with oneend capable of ready manual actuation.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a vanity case anejector wherein part of the hinge forms an ejecting structure forreleasing the compact plate carried by the case.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is atop plan view of a vanity caseprovided with an ejector embodying the invention, the vanity case beingshown open.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view through a case similar to thatshown in Figure 1, the case being shown partly open and on an enlargedscale. I

Figure 3-is a fragmentary sectional view showing the ejector.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a compact plate, locking ring and anejecting member associated therewith.

'Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals. 1 indicates the bodyof a vanity case of a well known type provided with an annular roundedportion or bead 2 which presents an interior groove designed toaccommodate the holding ring 3 which normally holds the compact plate 4in the position shown in Figures 1 and 2. The ring 3 is resilient andalso the bead 2 is resilient so that the plate 4 may be readily snappedin. place at any time. I

Heretofore, difliculty has been experienced in'removing plate 4 butaccording to the present invention means'have been provlded which willquickly and easily disconnect the plate fI'OIIltllG ring 3 so that itwill drop out when the case is invertech As indicated .in' Figure 2 adouble ejecting structure is provided and both or either may be operatedto release plate 4. At the right shown in Figures 2 and 3, is providedan ejector 5 having a rounded portion which is partly surrounding anindented section of ring '3, said rounded portion 6 merglng into anejecting lip or cam 8 and also 1nto a manually actuated arm or finger 9.When theplate 4 with its cosmetic is being placed in a case, the partsare positioned substantially as shown in Figure 3. By pressing the plate4 toward the body 1, the plate will move downwardly until it assumes theposition shown in Figure 2 and the ejector 5 will swing over tosubstantially the position shown in Figures 2 and 4.

When it is desired to remove or loosen the plate 4, the arm or finger 9is grasped and swung upwardly to substantially theposition shown inFigure 3. This will pull the upper edge of plate 4 from beneath ring 3and, consequently, will release the plate so that it may be readilyremoved or may be dropped out of the case if the case is inverted. Whenthe structure 5 and associated parts are not used or when, for somereason, it is not desired to use the same, the e ector on thediametrically opposite side of the case" may be used. This ejector, asillusis part of the ring 3, From this it will be noted that the ring 3acts in the double capacity of means for holding plate 4 in position andalso as means for holding the cover 12 pivotally in position. Theejector10 is sprung out only a short distance from its normal position and willnot function until the cover 12 has been moved to almost the positionshown in Figure 1. As the ejector 10 engages the plate 4 it raises thesame sufliciently to release the plate from ring 3.

What I claim is:

1. Ina vanity case provided with a body I vhaving an annular groove atthe upper edge,

a resilient ring arrangedjn said groove pro vided at one point with anindented section, and an ejector pivotally mounted on said ring andcapable of manual actuation for disconnecting a compact plate held inposi-.

tion by said ring.

2. In a vanity case provided'with a body having a holding member forholding a compact plate in position, an ejector pivotally mounted onsaid holding member and positioned to be manually actuated for movingsaid plate in such a direction as to be released from said holdingmember.

3. The combination with a vanity case hav- 7 ing a body adapted toreceivea compact, and a lid hingedly connected to said body, of anejector for said compact, said ejector-including a substantiallyU-shaped pivotally' mounted body having'one leg acting asa cam and theother leg acting as a manually actuated handle, the leg acting as a camnormally extending beneath the compact positioned in said case.

' 4. In a vanity case provided witha resilient ring adapted to hold acompact plate in, position, an ejector formed with an encircling portionadapted to partially encircle a section of said ring, a cam extendingfrom said encircling portion for engaging the plate, :and an armextending from said encircling portion, said arm being adapted to bemanually actuated whereby said ejecti g portion will function tomove theplate 0 it of en agement with said ring;

5. vanity case comprising a body hav ing a resilient ring positioned tohold' a compact provided'with a supporting plate in the body and alsopositioned to permit a section thereof to act as a pintle, said ringbeing unconnected to said plate and normally pressed against part of theupper surface"thereof, a cover for said body formed with an extensionbent into a barrel or knuckle encircling. said pintle section, saidextension being formed with an outwardly extending portion and said bodybeing formed with an opening opposite said outwardly extending portionwhereby -said outwardly extending portion is adapted to ''move throughsaid opening when the cover is opened for engaging and raising saidplate.

6. A vanity case comprising a body havin an opening at one point, a lid,a resillent ring arranged in the body positioned to clamp. a compactplate in the body, said ring being unconnected with said plate butnormally pressing against the same, and a h nge structure for said 11dcomprising a secpass through the opening: in the body, en-- gage saidplate and raise the same out'ot operative engagement with said ring.

7. A vanity case comprising-a body having an opening at one point, meansfor releasably holding a compact in said case, and

a lid hingedly connected to said body by a hinge structure including atubular; knuckle extending from said lid, said hinge overlappingsaidaperture, the knuckle of said 1 lid having a projecting portion actingas an positioned to swing through 'said opening when said lid is movedto a fully open poengagement with said holding means,

'8. The con'ibination. with a vanity case having a body adapted toreceive a compact,

and a lid hingejdly connected to said body,

sition, engage and raise the compact out of of an ejector for ejectingsaid compact, said ejectorbeing pivot-ally mounted and formed at one endwith a cam for acting as an ejecting member and at the other end with amanually actuated handle, said handle being normally positioned toextend inwardly beneathsaid lid when the lidv is closed,

WILLIAM ,G. KENDALL.

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